Donald Arocho (3433 South Leavitt Street , Chicago, Illinois), 37, teacher’s aide at an unspecified school for special needs students in Northbrook, Illinois, "sexually assaulted a student with profound disabilities" NBC Chicago: Teacher's Aide Accused of Sexually Assaulting Student (Mar 21 2014) Donald Arocho, 37, is charged with one count of criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. According to prosecutors, on or about Aug. 26, 2013, Arocho was escorting the student -- who is intellectually disabled and deaf -- to the bathroom. He's accused of taking the student to the gymnasium, pulling down the student's pants and underwear and sexually assaulted the student. Tags:
Sun-Times: Teacher’s aide charged with sexually assaulting student with disabilities (Mar 21 2014) Judge Timothy Chambers ordered [Donald] Arocho held on a $300,000 bond during a hearing Friday in Skokie, a statement from prosecutors said. Prosecutors claim Arocho was escorting a student at the Northbrook facility to the bathroom on Aug. 26, 2013, when he took the student into a gymnasium, pulled down the victim’s pants and underwear, and sexually assaulted the student, the statement said. The student is “profoundly intellectually disabled” and deaf, according to prosecutors. The student later told relatives what happened and was taken to a hospital where a rape kit was performed, the statement said.
Chicago Tribune: Teacher's aide charged in sexual assault of special-needs child (Mar 21 2014) Donald Arocho, 37, of the 3400 block of South Leavitt in Chicago, is charged with criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to a press released issue by Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s office. According to prosecutors, Arocho allegedly pulled down the victim’s pants and underwear and assaulted the student in the school gymnasium sometime around Aug. 26. The student, who was described by authorities as being deaf and “profoundly intellectually disabled,” told family members about what allegedly happened and was taken to a local hospital, where a rape kit examination was performed.
Washington Times: Teacher’s aide charged with sex assault of student (Mar 22 2014) Prosecutors allege the assault happened in late August while [Donald] Arocho was escorting the student to the bathroom. The student is profoundly intellectually disabled and deaf. Arocho allegedly took the student into the gymnasium and sexually assaulted the student. Prosecutors say the alleged victim told family members, who took the student to a local hospital. Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Teacher's aide charged with sex assault of student (Mar 22 2014) Greenwich Time: Teacher's aide charged with sex assault of student (Mar 22 2014)
Sun Times: Teacher’s aide charged with sexually assaulting disabled student (Mar 24 2014) Arocho had been escorting the student to the bathroom Aug. 26, but took him into the gymnasium, pulled down his pants and underwear and sexually assaulted him, prosecutor’s said in a release. Investigators reported that the victim told family members what happened upon returning from school. He was taken to a hospital where a rape kit was performed. Arocho appeared in bond court March 21 at the Skokie Courthouse, 5600 Old Orchard Road, where Judge Timothy Chambers set his bond at $300,000.
Northbrook Patch Northbrook Teacher's Aide Charged with Sexual Assault of Disabled Child. A Chicago man who worked as a teacher's aide at a Northbrook school for special needs children is charged with assaulting a deaf child, described as 'profoundly intellectually disabled.' Posted by Melanie Santostefano (Editor) March 24, 2014 at 03:59 PM 37-year-old Donald Arocho is charged with sexually assaulting a child who attended a Northbrook school for special needs children. http://northbrook.patch.com/groups/...charged-with-sexual-assault-of-disabled-child
Northbrook Star, a Chicago Sun-Times publication Teacher’s aide charged with sexually assaulting disabled student By Irv Leavitt March 24, 2014 5:22 p.m. A teacher’s aide at Northbrook’s Center on Deafness was arrested March 19 and charged with aggravated sexual assault of a student who is profoundly intellectually disabled and deaf. http://northbrook.suntimes.com/2014...ged-with-sexually-assaulting-disabled-student
Mr. Arocho is listed as a sex offender. Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry www.isp.state.il.us/sor +++++++++++++++++++++++ Cook County Record Father blames schools for disabled daughter’s alleged sexual assault by Carol Ostrow Aug. 7, 2015 A disabled student’s father is suing several municipal and private educational entities, alleging negligence involving allegations of outrageous sexual misconduct. Ismael Serna of Wauconda, as next friend of B.S., filed a lawsuit Aug. 5 in Cook County Circuit Court against against The Center on Deafness (COD), Wauconda Community School District 118, the Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL), and Donald L. Arocho, alleging reckless conduct and abuse of authority in the 2013 incident. http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories...or-disabled-daughter-s-alleged-sexual-assault ++++++++++++++
Cook County State's Attorney's Office: Press Releases Anita Alvarez Cook County State's Attorney Communications Department Chicago, IL 60602 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2014 Teacher's Aide Charged In Sexual Assault Of Student A Chicago man who works as an aide at a north suburban school for special needs students appeared in bond court today charged in the sexual assault of a student at the school, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Donald Arocho, 37, of the 3400 block of South Leavitt, has been charged with one count each Criminal Sexual Assault and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse. According to prosecutors, on or about Aug. 26, 2013, Arocho was escorting the student, who is profoundly intellectually disabled and deaf, to the bathroom. Arocho took the victim into the gymnasium and pulled down the victim’s pants and underwear and sexually assaulted the victim. According to investigators, the victim told family members what happened upon returning from school. The victim was taken to a local hospital where a rape kit was performed. Arocho appeared in bond court today at the Skokie Courthouse before Judge Timothy Chambers who set bond at $300,000. Arocho’s next court date is March 31, 2014, 1:30 p.m., in Room 105 at the Skokie Courthouse. The public is reminded that criminal charging documents contain allegations that are not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the state has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. www.statesattorney.org/press_TeachersAideChargedStudentSexAssault.html
